In this episode, we explore how trustworthy and transformative leaders carefully balance authority and vulnerability to create space for flourishing.

Conversation overview

• What comes to mind when you think about authority?
• What comes to mind when you think about vulnerability?
• The vulnerability to tell the truth
• Having conviction and humility
• The importance of loving the people that we serve
• What might it look like to be out of balance?
• Listener question: what do forgiveness and reconciliation look like when we're thinking about using power wisely?
• The skill of holding tension
• When is the right place and who are the right people to be vulnerable with?
• How can we learn to balance authority and vulnerability, to hold the tension?

Links:

• When Narcissism Comes to Church: Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse by Chuck DeGroat
• Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High
• Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. by Brene Brown
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
• Strong and Weak: Embracing a Life of Love, Risk and True Flourishing by Andy Crouch
• Dr. James Furr
• Psalm 8